Answer: 1200 mL.
- A 300 mL
- B 600 mL
- C 1200 mL
- D 1800 mL
Correct answer: C. 1200 mL
Explanation: By Charles Law, V<sub>1</sub>/T<sub>1</sub> = V<sub>2</sub>/T<sub>2</sub>: 600/300 = V<sub>2</sub>/600, so V<sub>2</sub> = 1200 mL.
Boyle's law: at constant temperature the pressure of a fixed mass of gas is inversely proportional to its volume (P ∝ 1/V), so the P–V plot is a hyperbola — halving the volume doubles the pressure. Image: Reginaprice2013, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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